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Animal Biology

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Set 15 Parental Care And Mating Systems

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Question 1

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Trivers (1972) proposed the following, any investment by parents in an offspring that increases the survival of that offspring while decreasing the ability of the parent to invest in other offspring, as the definition of

A) direct parental care.
B) interbrood conflict.
C) parental investment.
D) polygyny.

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Question 2

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Which of the following would NOT be an example of direct parental care?

A) grooming young
B) maintaining a nest
C) nursing young
D) transporting young

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Question 3

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Which of the following would NOT be an example of indirect parental care?

A) building a den
B) defense against predators
C) huddling with young
D) territory defense

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